United Nations Security Council Resolution 1926

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1926, adopted unanimously on June 2, 2010, after noting the resignation of International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge Thomas Buergenthal with effect from September 6, 2010. The Council decided that the election to fill the vacancy would take place on September 9, 2010 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly.[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1926
Robes at the ICJ
Date	2 June 2010
Meeting no.	6,327
Code	S/RES/1926 (Document)
Subject	International Court of Justice
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Austria  Bosnia–Herzegovina  Brazil  Gabon  Japan  Lebanon  Mexico  Nigeria  Turkey  Uganda

The vacancy had to be filled in accordance with the Statute of the ICJ. Buergenthal had served at the ICJ since March 2000. He was re-elected in 2006 to serve a nine-year term beginning in February 2006.[2]

See also

• Judges of the International Court of Justice
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)

References

1. "Security Council sets 9 September as date for election to fill vacancy on International Court of Justice". United Nations. June 2, 2010.
2. "Election to fill UN World Court vacancy to be held in September". Accra Daily Mail. June 3, 2010.

External links

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org